In this study, two new species of steganacarid mites (Oribatida: Phthiracaroidea) from Northeast China, Austrophthiracarus setiformis Liu sp. nov. and Hoplophthiracarus acuminatus Liu sp. nov., are described and illustrated. Keys to known species of Austrophthiracarus and Hoplophthiracarus from the Palaearctic Region are provided to facilitate further studies of these groups.
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22 June 2017
New species of the family Steganacaridae (Acari, Oribatida, Phthiracaroidea) from Northeast China with keys to known species of Austrophthiracarus and Hoplophthiracarus from the Palaearctic Region
Dong Liu,
Donghui Wu
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
Vol. 22 • No. 7
July 2017
Vol. 22 • No. 7
July 2017
morphology
ptyctimous mites
soil mites
systematics